Waters Stock Options

WAT Stock  USD 297.42  9.96  3.46%   
Waters' latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.45 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.84 over 29 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025.

Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts

Waters option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Waters' lending market. For example, when Waters' puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Waters, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Waters stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Waters' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Waters' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Waters' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Waters

Analyzing Waters' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Waters regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Waters' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Waters' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Waters' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Waters Current Options Market Mood

Waters' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Waters Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Waters' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Waters' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Waters contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Waters will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0281% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Waters trading at USD 297.42, that is roughly USD 0.0836. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Waters' daily price movement you should consider buying Waters options at the current volatility level of 0.45%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Waters options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Waters calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Waters stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Waters Option Chain

When Waters' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Waters stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Waters' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Waters. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Waters. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Waters against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
WAT250919C004300000430.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
Call
WAT250919C004200000420.00.0 - 1.91.9Out
Call
WAT250919C004100000410.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
Call
WAT250919C004000000400.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
Call
WAT250919C003900000390.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
Call
WAT250919C003800000380.00.0 - 1.91.9Out
Call
WAT250919C003700000370.00.0 - 1.91.9Out
Call
WAT250919C003600000360.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
WAT250919C003500000350.00.0 - 2.252.25Out
Call
WAT250919C003400000340.00.2 - 5.00.2Out
Call
WAT250919C0033000010330.00.0 - 4.82.0Out
Call
WAT250919C0032000010320.00.9 - 8.75.0Out
Call
WAT250919C003100001310.06.8 - 8.88.0Out
Call
WAT250919C0030000010300.09.9 - 14.99.89Out
 Put
WAT250919P004300000430.0139.1 - 145.9139.1In
 Put
WAT250919P004200000420.0129.0 - 135.0129.0In
 Put
WAT250919P004100000410.0118.8 - 125.9118.8In
 Put
WAT250919P004000000400.0108.9 - 115.8108.9In
 Put
WAT250919P003900000390.098.9 - 104.998.9In
 Put
WAT250919P003800000380.089.1 - 95.689.1In
 Put
WAT250919P003700000370.078.8 - 85.478.8In
 Put
WAT250919P003600000360.068.7 - 76.168.7In
 Put
WAT250919P003500000350.058.7 - 65.758.7In
 Put
WAT250919P003400001340.048.9 - 54.853.0In
 Put
WAT250919P003000008300.017.4 - 23.618.11In
 Put
WAT250919P002900001290.014.8 - 18.315.45In
 Put
WAT250919P002800005280.010.6 - 13.912.05Out
 Put
WAT250919P002700007270.05.2 - 8.78.55Out
 Put
WAT250919P002600004260.01.35 - 8.45.0Out

Waters Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Waters Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

946.3 Million

At this time, Waters' Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Waters Corporate Directors

Gary HendricksonIndependent DirectorProfile
Edward ConardIndependent DirectorProfile
Linda BaddourIndependent DirectorProfile
Christopher KueblerIndependent DirectorProfile

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